Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 1-7, 2025
The cold weather is pushing south, and snow geese are starting to fly into the area. Eagles are also flying into the state, since snow geese are one of their main food sources.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 24-30, 2025
This squirrel is giving thanks to one of the hedge trees that has provided a bounteous supply of hedge apples this year.
Sierra Club sues federal agency over decision to fast-track new power projects
An environmental organization is challenging a federal decision that allows the Southwest Power Pool to fast-track applications to bring new utility generation online.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 17-23, 2025
A cottonwood tree is silhouetted in front of the incredible Northern Lights that graced the Kansas skies on Nov. 11. The pink, green and red bands are from oxygen atoms, excited at different altitudes.
Douglas County to host open house on Wakarusa River Valley conservation plan
Community members can review and provide input on Douglas County’s developing Wakarusa Vision Plan at an upcoming open house.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Interactive community art night in Lawrence to celebrate personal relationships to nature
An upcoming event hosted by a local artist will transform community photos of nature into illuminated cut paper works, with interactive art stations for attendees.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell symposium on climate change, childhood health themed around water
Haskell’s Children’s Health and Climate Change Symposium, free to attend this week, will host health and climate scientists to discuss climate change-related wellness issues with a special focus on the impacts of water.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 10-16, 2025
Fallen leaves create important ground cover for many insects and overwintering critters, insulate the trees from the cold and grow many fungi, such as these tiny oak-leaf pinwheel mushrooms.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Workshop attendees dispel notions of man vs. nature during visit to remnant prairie in Douglas County
A remnant prairie in Douglas County played host to a creative writing workshop Monday, where attendees learned that less than 1% of untouched prairie remains in the area.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 3-9, 2025
“I’ve run across several deer rubbing spots in area woods, and this heart-shaped rub pretty much says it all when it comes to the intentions of the rutting season,” Ken Lassman writes in this week’s Kaw Valley Almanac.
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